2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Lung Cancer Screening

The next question is about CT or CAT scans of your chest area. During this test, you lie flat on your back and are moved through an open, donut shaped x-ray machine.
Have you ever had a CT or CAT scan of your chest area?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,018 1,616 38.2 36.4-40.0 2,402 61.8 60.0-63.6
GENDER
Male 1,828 781 41.8 39.1-44.4 1,047 58.2 55.6-60.9
Female 2,190 835 34.9 32.5-37.3 1,355 65.1 62.7-67.5
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,557 1,114 41.3 39.1-43.6 1,443 58.7 56.4-60.9
Non-Hispanic Black 674 299 40.6 36.3-45.1 375 59.4 54.9-63.7
Non-Hispanic Other 215 72 30.7 23.9-38.6 143 69.3 61.4-76.1
Hispanic 535 115 20.9 17.3-25.1 420 79.1 74.9-82.7
AGE
18-34 898 173 18.8 16.1-21.9 725 81.2 78.1-83.9
35-44 613 164 28.0 24.0-32.3 449 72.0 67.7-76.0
45-54 631 229 36.9 32.6-41.4 402 63.1 58.6-67.4
55-64 664 336 54.1 49.5-58.6 328 45.9 41.4-50.5
65-74 624 359 59.3 54.7-63.8 265 40.7 36.2-45.3
75+ 524 335 59.7 53.7-65.5 189 40.3 34.5-46.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 375 143 42.8 36.9-48.9 232 57.2 51.1-63.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 863 356 38.7 34.9-42.6 507 61.3 57.4-65.1
Some Post-H.S. 1,066 463 39.0 35.7-42.4 603 61.0 57.6-64.3
College Graduate 1,699 648 35.4 32.8-38.0 1,051 64.6 62.0-67.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,235 717 54.5 51.0-58.0 518 45.5 42.0-49.0
No 2,741 879 30.8 28.8-32.9 1,862 69.2 67.1-71.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 464 233 45.1 39.9-50.4 231 54.9 49.6-60.1
Non-Veteran 3,551 1,383 37.3 35.4-39.2 2,168 62.7 60.8-64.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,187 669 30.6 28.4-32.9 1,518 69.4 67.1-71.6
Unemployed 187 74 38.9 30.9-47.6 113 61.1 52.4-69.1
Retired 1,082 635 57.9 54.1-61.6 447 42.1 38.4-45.9
Unable to Work 242 170 69.7 62.5-76.1 72 30.3 23.9-37.5
Other not in Labor Force 280 57 17.3 13.0-22.7 223 82.7 77.3-87.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 142 85 56.9 46.7-66.5 57 43.1 33.5-53.3
$15,000- 24,999 268 140 48.2 41.0-55.5 128 51.8 44.5-59.0
$25,000- 34,999 335 131 37.3 31.1-44.0 204 62.7 56.0-68.9
$35,000- 49,999 500 202 37.7 32.7-43.1 298 62.3 56.9-67.3
$50,000-74,999 475 202 42.7 37.5-48.0 273 57.3 52.0-62.5
$75,000-100,000 453 167 36.2 31.1-41.6 286 63.8 58.4-68.9
$100,000-150,000 424 153 35.2 30.0-40.6 271 64.8 59.4-70.0
$150,000+ 480 176 35.9 31.2-40.8 304 64.1 59.2-68.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 941 360 34.8 31.1-38.5 581 65.2 61.5-68.9
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 253 105 37.2 30.6-44.2 148 62.8 55.8-69.4
101% to 150% 413 192 45.3 39.3-51.4 221 54.7 48.6-60.7
151% to 200% 201 86 39.7 31.8-48.2 115 60.3 51.8-68.2
More than 200% 2,079 814 38.0 35.5-40.4 1,265 62.0 59.6-64.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 941 360 34.8 31.1-38.5 581 65.2 61.5-68.9
HOUSING
Own 2,464 1,075 41.6 39.3-43.9 1,389 58.4 56.1-60.7
Rent 1,249 432 31.1 28.3-34.1 817 68.9 65.9-71.7
Other arrangement 275 102 29.5 23.7-36.2 173 70.5 63.8-76.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,408 475 32.1 29.4-35.0 933 67.9 65.0-70.6
Regional City or Suburban County 1,159 472 38.8 35.5-42.1 687 61.2 57.9-64.5
Rural 1,451 669 43.8 40.6-47.0 782 56.2 53.0-59.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 834 364 40.3 36.3-44.3 470 59.7 55.7-63.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,267 541 39.4 36.2-42.7 726 60.6 57.3-63.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,917 711 36.4 33.8-39.0 1,206 63.6 61.0-66.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,407 564 39.9 36.8-43.1 843 60.1 56.9-63.2
2nd Quartile 1,278 492 34.9 31.9-38.0 786 65.1 62.0-68.1
3rd Quartile 973 398 39.5 35.9-43.3 575 60.5 56.7-64.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 360 162 40.7 34.7-46.9 198 59.3 53.1-65.3

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2024 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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